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Biological Roles of Sialic Acid pp 123–158Cite as

Anabolic Reactions Involving Sialic Acids

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The sialic acids are a family of ubiquitous aminosugars found in some bacteria and invertebrates, and in all vertebrate tissues. They are normally found as nonreducing termini of complex heteropolymers such as glycoproteins, glycopeptide hormones, and glycolipids. The chemistry and structural features of these compounds are described in Chapter 1 of this volume.

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